(Well … unless you are already an expert at “regular expressions,” which I am most decidedly *not*.) Trust me: it will make your life a lot easier.Īt that point, I will write exactly the same thing as you, Martin. PS: For all but the most simple and basic use, I consider the “Alternative Find & Replace” extension for Writer (aka “AltSearch”) to be *absolutely essential*. That said, I still maintain that where *basic features* are concerned, the transition from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice is quite easy. Given many developers’ rapid adoption of ultra-simplified smartphone interfaces (even for desktop apps), I imagine there must be at least *some* users that fall into that category, especially among the young. (UbitMenu is a third-party Office extension that adds a new section to the Ribbon containing the old menu-and-toolbar interface.) Users who have only ever used the Ribbon and who don’t have much experience with traditional interfaces in other apps may have a slightly rougher time transitioning than I did.

I don’t like the Ribbon - which I consider to be a proprietary vendor lock-in tool not worth getting “addicted” to - and whenever I need to get work done quickly and efficiently using MS Office 2007+ on someone else’s computer, I install UbitMenu.

Advanced features are not always handled in quite the same way.įull Disclosure: I used to be a fairly advanced user of pre-2007 Word and Excel but switched from MS Office to LibreOffice three or four years ago, in anticipation of jumping ship from Windows to Linux. For more *advanced features*, there can be a definite learning curve … just as there was in MS Office.

Speaking only to Writer (~Word) and Calc (~Excel), the transition from MS Office to LO for *basic features* is easy - maybe even effortless.

Moreover, many keyboard shortcuts are exactly the same. (LibreOffice has been working on an optional, vaguely ribbon-like “NotebookBar” interface for a couple/few years, but I don’t know how far along the project has come.)Īnyone who is familiar with traditional menu-and-toolbar interfaces - especially users who cut their teeth on pre-2007 Microsoft Office - shouldn’t have much trouble finding the commands they are looking for in LibreOffice. MS Office has used a “ribbon” interface since Office 2007, and LibreOffice uses a traditional menu-and-toolbar interface.

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